Three in four U.S. metros added new jobs in the past year, and unemployment rates dropped in all but 10 percent of the areas.

The U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday that 286 of 372 metro areas nationwide picked up new jobs between February 2013 and February 2014. That count includes each of Oregon's six largest metro areas: Portland, Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, Bend and Medford.

Among the six in Oregon, Bend added jobs at the swiftest pace. Its jobs base expanded 2.9 percent, or by about 1,800 jobs, before adjusting for seasonal factors. Medford, meanwhile, picked up just 600 posts, growing 0.8 percent.

Take a look at how each Oregon metro area fared in the new report, which is not seasonally adjusted. The areas are ranked by their rate of job growth: